Achieving Academic Promotion

ISBN: 978-1-78756-902-7, eISBN: 978-1-78756-899-0

Publication date: 28 January 2019

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(2019), "", Mahat, M. and Tatebe, J. (Ed.) Achieving Academic Promotion (Surviving and Thriving in Academia), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-899-020191012

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INDEX

Index

Note: page numbers in italic and bold refers to figures and tables respectively & page numbers followed by ‘n’ refers to endnotes.

Aalto University tenure track model
, 111, 124n1

academia
, 4, 11, 16, 27, 34, 39, 43–44, 46, 47–50, 54–55, 70, 74, 80, 83, 108, 124

academic careers and promotions
, 105, 108–109, 114, 120

in Austria
, 114

career scholars
, 123–124

in Finland
, 109–120

open vacancy and tenure track models
, 121

strengths and weaknesses
, 114, 120, 121

academic elite
, 135–136, 138

academic pathway
, 6, 29, 85, 87, 100

academic promotion
, 3–10, 12, 17–21, 25–27, 30, 44, 48, 50, 54, 77, 79–80, 83, 85, 105, 117–118

application
, 4, 12, 26

Asia
, 10–11

Australia and New Zealand
, 7–8

chances
, 25–26

Europe
, 9

framework
, 12–17

Latin America
, 10

North America
, 6–9

preparation
, 31–32

resources
, 19–20

typical application process
, 18

academic reward system
, 4

academic staff progress
, 11

academic teaching staff
, 32

adjunct position
, 30–35, 38

adjunct professor
, 8

application
, 4, 12, 26

areas of activity
, 84

Asia
, 10

assistant professor
, 7, 10, 30, 88–90, 111, 113, 119–120

associate professor
, 7, 10–11, 21, 43, 52, 74, 88–90, 107, 111, 113, 118–120

assurance
, 89

attention
, 80

audience
, 19–20, 23, 29, 91–92, 94

Australia
, 8–9

Austria, academic careers and promotions
, 114, 115–116, 117–120

Austrian tenure track model
, 119, 119–120

balance of time
, 47

belief
, 92

blind spots
, 40, 42

briefing for academic promotion
, 20, 48

Building Upon What We Already Do: Teaching Human Rights in Math,
, 63

career academics
, 54, 80, 100, 132, 145, 151

career ladder
, 11, 80, 117, 127

career narrative
, 22–24, 26, 48–49

career pathway
, 18, 26, 29

career position
, 119

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
, 59

civil servants
, 105, 108, 117–118

competencies
, 87

contract positions
, 148

contractual status
, 110, 117

contribution
, 149–150

core knowledge
, 84

co-teaching
, 68

Course Director and Administrator
, 32

curriculum development
, 15, 32, 89, 116

curriculum vitae (CV)
, 48, 149

deadlines
, 92

diversity
, 15–17, 43, 85–86, 88, 109, 124

doctoral education
, 64, 115–116

document
, 37–38

early career scholar
, 5, 42, 57–62, 67–68, 70, 73–74, 123–124, 127, 136–140

education/teaching and learning
, 12

eligibility and access
, 33

engagement
, 6, 12, 14–15, 70, 81–82, 85, 100, 135, 139, 143

enhancement
, 89

enterprise and external engagement
, 15–16

Europe
, 5, 7, 9, 46, 105, 108

evidence
, 4, 6, 8–9, 11, 18, 20, 22–27, 33, 38–39, 80, 82, 84, 93–95, 99–100, 144, 150

experience
, 58, 63

type of
, 65

faculty, advice from
, 73–75

faculty job
, 62–65

faculty members
, 61, 70, 106, 108

faculty position
, 4, 5, 64, 65

Faculty/Research Centre
, 34

Faculty Staffing Committee
, 18

feedback
, 13, 24, 25–26, 38, 46, 50–51, 82, 84, 91, 93–94, 96, 116, 144–145

Fellowship
, 8, 83, 88, 96, 100

female in academia
, 39, 43–55

application
, 49

belief
, 92

future aspirations
, 51

gratefulness
, 54–55

journey
, 5, 27, 29, 44, 47, 50

mentor
, 36–37

record of achievements
, 51

self-reflection
, 52, 55

strength
, 18, 24, 49, 51, 54, 91, 114, 120–122, 138, 144

Finland, academic careers and promotions
, 109–120

Finnish university system
, 109

fixed-term basis
, 48

fixed-term contracts
, 107, 123

Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE)
, 68

frameworks
, 9, 12, 19, 27, 80, 85–87, 94, 100–101

Researcher Development Framework
, 85–86

Research Excellence Framework
, 82–83

Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework
, 81–82

UK Professional Standards Framework
, 83–85

future aspirations
, 51

game of bowling
, 65

gaps
, 18, 34, 52, 93, 101

general course and student administration
, 32

German-speaking countries
, 120

global education committee
, 67

graduate assistant (GA) position
, 64

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
, 31

gratefulness
, 54–55

guidelines
, 17–19, 21, 25, 50

HEA.
, see Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Head of Department
, 8, 18–21, 116

higher education (HE)
, 45–46, 52, 55, 57–59, 63, 71–73, 79, 88, 96, 100, 109, 117, 128–131, see also UK, academic promotion

advice from faculty
, 73–75

cultural and academic contexts
, 72

faculty job
, 62–65

Latin America
, 129–131

US system of
, 57–58

Higher Education Academy (HEA)
, 83

Human Resource
, 19

IHEs.
, see institutions of higher education (IHEs)

impactful
, 58, 62, 72

ineligibility for funding
, 34

informal position
, 137

insights and guidance
, 90–93

institutional citizenship
, 16

institutional commitment
, 79, 134

institutional dynamics
, 128

institutional funding
, 33

institutional heritage
, 129

institutional mission and classification
, 58

institutional mission continuum
, 61

institutional opportunities
, 118

institution promotion processes
, 18

institutions of higher education (IHEs)
, 58–59

interdisciplinary approach
, 72

job application
, 33, 38, 40, 46–47, 52

job search experience
, 30

journey
, 44–47

Latin America
, 10, 137–140

academic profession
, 137

higher education
, 129

professional identity
, 135–137

twentieth and twenty-first century
, 130–134

leadership
, 99–100

leadership and service
, 12

learning environment
, 13, 81–82, 84, 96

lecturers
, 7, 11, 110, 118, 136, 138

Lehrstuhl (professorial chair) tradition
, 105

levels of responsibility
, 88–90

marketization
, 86

markets
, 33, 108, 130, 134

Mathematics Education
, 63–64, 66–67, 69, 74

mentor
, 20, 23, 36–38, 53, 73, 75, 97, 116

metrics
, 80–81, 83, 86, 94, 100–101, 143–144

Ministry of Culture and Education (MEC)
, 109

motivation
, 67, 79, 122, 149

National Councils for Research
, 132–133

navigation
, 147–151

Neag School of Education
, 73, 75

New Zealand
, 5, 7–9, 32, 149

North America
, 6–9, 30, 33, 38, 128

Nottingham Mathematics Program
, 69–70

old academic oligarchy
, 135

online learning management system (CANVAS) responsibilities
, 32

open vacancy model
, 105–106, 108–110, 114, 119–120, 121, 151n1

opportunities
, 34–37

and insights
, 34

panel discussions and symposiums
, 71

paperwork
, 92

peer observation
, 97, 144–145

PgCert
, 88, 96, 100

PhD qualification
, 30

preparation time
, 31–32

private employees
, 108, 117–118

private institutions
, 128, 138, 140

Professional Development (PD)
, 33, 71, 83–84, 88, 92, 151

professional identity
, 68, 135–137

professional values
, 84, 101

professor
, 74, 88–90, 107, 109, 111, 117, 120–122, 130–131, 135–136

Progress Review meetings
, 92

“Promoting Teaching: making evidence count,”
, 94

promotion
, 105–124, see also academic careers and promotions

academic promotion
, 3–6, 8–10, 12, 17–21, 25, (see also academic promotion)

committees
, 19, 25, 83, 94, 148–149, 151

navigation
, 147–151

parameters of
, 143–146

regulations
, 118

proofing
, 38

public universities
, 131, 138

pursuing interests
, 67–68

qualification agreement
, 119

quality
, 10–13, 16, 24, 35, 45, 79–84, 89–90, 101, 115–116, 119, 128–129, 143

record of achievements
, 51

reputation
, 93

research and research training
, 12

Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
, 85

Research Excellence Framework (REF)
, 82–83

research expectations
, 61–62

research merits
, 122–124

research-only role
, 47–48

resources
, 19–20

role profiles
, 88–90

Royal Academy of Engineering
, 150

Russell Group university
, 87, 90

school approval
, 18

school of education
, 67, 69

search committees
, 33–34, 39

self-reflection
, 52, 55

service
, 145–146

service swap method
, 36

small-scale enquiries
, 95

soft money
, 48, 50

step-by-step promotion
, 107

strength
, 51

student evaluation
, 144–145

student outcomes and learning gains
, 81–82

teaching
, 81–94, 99–100, 111, 113, 116

courses
, 65, 70

quality
, 82

and research
, 86

responsibilities
, 61–62

Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF)
, 81

tenure
, 4, 5, 10

tenure track model
, 105–108, 110–111, 112, 114, 117, 119, 120, 121–122, 123, 124n1, 151n1

tenure track position
, 5, 29

time allocation
, 113

traditional tenure track
, 119

UK, academic promotion
, 85–86

career academics
, 80–81

competencies
, 87–88

diversity
, 85–86

evidence
, 93–95, 96–98, 99

insights and guidance
, 90–93

leadership
, 99–100

Researcher Development Framework
, 85–86

Research Excellence Framework
, 82–83

role profiles and levels of responsibility
, 88–90

Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework
, 81

UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)
, 83–85

UK Department of Education
, 81

United States’ (US) system
, 57

University of Connecticut
, 59–60, 69–70, 73

University of Nottingham
, 69–70

university teacher
, 88–89

U21 universities
, 70

vacant position model
, 107–108

visibility
, 41–42

vision
, 37–38

VITAE
, 85

website
, 21, 46, 51, 82, 84, 99

word count
, 92

writing concisely
, 150